# C_2008117EN.01003001.xml

| 14.5.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 117/30 |
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14.5.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 117/30

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/15/08

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Action 4.5.b — Call for proposals for projects supporting information activities for young people and youth workers on the 2009 European elections

‘Youth in Action’ Programme

(2008/C 117/13)

1.   Objectives and description

The purpose of this call for proposals is to support projects which promote information and communication actions aimed at young people, youth leaders and people working for youth organisations in order to encourage young people to vote in the 2009 European Parliament elections and to inform them of the importance of this ballot.

Given the specific national features of the ballot and the cultural identity of each European Union country, the scope of each project proposed will be confined to a European Union country. The European dimension of the projects will be based on the priority theme, activities to be organised and the possibility of carrying out the proposed activities with European partners.

The final beneficiaries of these projects are young European citizens under the age of 30 who can vote, and people working in the youth sector in youth organisations and structures.

This call for proposals concerns Action 4.5 (second part) of the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme. It is published in accordance with the procedures provided for in the annual work programme with regard to grants and contracts in the fields of education and culture for 2008, adopted by the Commission on 11 March 2008 in line with the procedure set out under Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC (1).

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The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency is responsible for implementing this call for proposals.

2.   Eligible applicants

Only proposals submitted by the following are eligible:

| — | non-profit-making, non governmental organisations, |
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non-profit-making, non governmental organisations,

| — | National Youth Councils |
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National Youth Councils

with legal status and legally established for one year prior to the date of submission of the application in the European Union country where the project is to take place,

or

| — | bodies operating in the youth sector at European level (ENGO) with member organisations in at least eight Youth in Action Programme Countries (2). They must have legal status and be legally established in a European Union country for one year prior to the date of application. |
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bodies operating in the youth sector at European level (ENGO) with member organisations in at least eight Youth in Action Programme Countries (2). They must have legal status and be legally established in a European Union country for one year prior to the date of application.

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Youth organisations affiliated to political movements are not, however, eligible for this call for proposals.

Each applicant may submit only one project.

Projects may involve partner organisations provided that such organisations have their registered offices in a European Union Member State.

3.   Budget and duration of projects

The total budget allocated to the cofinancing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at roughly EUR 1 500 000.

roughly EUR 1 500 000

Financial assistance from the Agency may not be granted for more than 80 % of a project's total eligible expenses.

80 %

The Agency proposes financing a maximum of 27 projects, thus one project for each Member State, in order to cover the entire European Union. However, depending on the number and quality of projects submitted, the Agency reserves the right not to guarantee full coverage of the European Union Member States. The Agency also reserves the possibility of not allocating all the funds available.

The maximum amount of the grant awarded to a given project will take account of the population of the country concerned. A ceiling has been set for each European Union country as follows:

| — | for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 90 000, |
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for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 90 000,

| — | for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 45 000, |
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for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 45 000,

| — | for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in Luxembourg and Malta, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 22 500. |
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for information and awareness-raising projects on the European elections in Luxembourg and Malta, the maximum grant may not exceed EUR 22 500.

Projects must start between 1 January 2009 and 28 February 2009.

1 January 2009

28 February 2009

They will have a minimum duration of 5 months and a maximum duration of 7 months.

a minimum duration of 5 months

a maximum duration of 7 months

4.   Deadline for submitting applications

Applications must be sent to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency no later than 15 July 2008, the date of the postmark being conclusive.

15 July 2008

5.   Additional information

The full version of this call for proposals and the application forms are available at the following web address:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/calls2008/index_en.htm

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full version of this call for proposals and be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).

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(2)  The Programme Countries are: the 27 EU Member States plus Turkey, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

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